Wednesday, November 28, 2012

"....However, Israel’s intentions were not exactly about achieving peace and
tranquility. For decades, Israel’s sought to have complete monopoly over
violence, thus the right to punish, deter, intervene, occupy and ‘teach lessons’
to whomever it wanted, whenever it wanted. Its recent targeting of Sudan, its
past strikes against Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, appalling wars in Lebanon, and
constant threats against Iran are all cases in point.

Certainly, something big has changed. Not that Palestinians managed to narrow
the imbalance of power, but that they succeeded in imposing their resistance as
a factor in Israel’s ‘security’ equation that was exclusively determined by
Israel.

Despite their heavy losses, thousands of Palestinians danced with joy
throughout the Gaza Strip. They kneeled and prayed among the rebels, thanking
God for their ‘victory’. Masked armed men were crowded by jubilant Gazans
cheering for resistance. Israel and its benefactors began assigning blame by
pointing the finger mostly at Iran. But their words drowned in the echoes of
Palestinian chants. All parties know that something fundamental has been
altered, although the battle is anything but over. A war of a different kind is
about to begin."